Record-setting climbers welcomed with grandeur at TIA (Photo Feature)

KATHMANDU, Oct 14: Nima Rinji Sherpa, the youngest to summit all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters, and Dawa Yangzum Sherpa, the first woman to achieve the same feat, received a hero's welcome as they landed at Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday.

By Dipesh Darsandhari

Here are some photos of Nima and Dawa waving to the crowd, draped in traditional khatas, as they are greeted with immense pride and respect by family, friends and well-wishers taken by Republica’s Photo Journalist Dipesh Darshandhari:

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